Improvement in drip-conductors



UNITED STATES JOHN e. WIDMANN, OE YONKEEs, NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concer-n:

Be it known that I, JOHN GEORGE WID- MANN, ot Yonkers, Westchester county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dripping-Spouts, to gather up and lead away any water that may drip from the windows while being washed;

and that `the following is a full and correct del. scription thereof.

` My invention has for its object the production ofa simple drip-conductor capable of being attached to windows of various widths, and which, While it will serve to carry ofi' the l Water dripping from the window during the operation of Washing, will also protect the adjacent portions ofthe building or car to which the conductor may be attached. To that end my invention consists in constructing the dripconductor of two sections, so matched as to be capable of longitudinal adjustment, and each provided with an inclined floor and suitable side and end guards.

In the drawings, Figure 1. is a front view of the dripping-spout. Fig. 2 is a plan view of same. Fig. Sis a vertical section bf the same, showing it as placed under the sash ot' a window.y Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe dripping-spout and window with the sashes inposition to wash them.

The dripping-spoilt is composed of two parts, A and B, so htted together that the length may be varied bydrawing them out or shut- `ting them up to suit the dii'erent widths ot' windows. lhe bottoni is formed ot' corrugated sheet metal, slightly bent onfthe line F G,

an inclined plane for the water to run oft', while `the grooves formed by the corrugations lead the Water straight out and prevent it from running under the upper part B ofthe spout onto the sill. Around `the edge of that partof 5 the spoilt which is intended to collect the Water I have placed a guard, c, above the corrugated surfaces, somewhat raised, which guard IMPROVEMENT IN DRlP-CONDUCTORS.'

Specification formn part of Letters Patent No. 139,641, dated June 3, 1873 application filed February 19, 1873.

other joint of the saule kind is formed at E,

the upper part of B being bent around the upper edge ot' A, both joints `being so fitted that the pieces may be thrown out, and yet rel main in a proper position` relatively to each other to `form a completedripping-spout, perfectly water-tight when drawn out.

To use my dripping-spout, the sash to be y Washed is slightly raised. The drippin g-spout is drawn out to the proper length and placed under the sash, so that the projection `on the slides, shown in Figs. l and 2, lay tight against the sash. allowed to restron the spout, and thus holds it in position.

and led out. It is obvious that a great saving ot' time is thus made, and also a greater part of the annoyance causedby the water he-` ing spattcred on the carpets and floor ot' a room is prevented. i

Having thus describedmy invention, and without conii ning myselt'to the particular shape or construction herein shown, I claim and wish to secure by Letters Patej1t` A longitudinally-adjustable drip-conductor composed of two matched sections, which z re provided, respectively, with an inclined iii or, a side guard, and au end guard, substantially as described. y

JOHN GEORGE .WIDMANN Witnesses:

R. SCHMIDT, B. EIOKEMEYEE.

The sash is `now lowered down 4and Thelsash is now washed, and all the water that may drip down is gathered 

